Toy rifle, gun, and the like arm.



G. SGHRDEL.

TO BIPLErGUN, AND THE LIKE ARM. APgLIoATIon FILED ljma. a, 1909.

' 938,081.A Patented. oct.26,1909.

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UNITED STATES PATENT GEEICE.

GEORG scrmnnnor NUREMBERG, GERMANY.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed February 8, 1909.

TOY RIFLE, GUN, AND THE LIKE ARM.

Serial No. 476,727.

description of the invention, such as willenable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The invention relates to an improved toy riiie, gunor the like forchildren, the special feature of the same being that the toy projectilemay be discharged and a noise resembling the characteristic report of ashot being red may be produced.

Two forms of carrying the invention into effect are shown in theaccompanying drawing by way of example- Figures l and 2 show the rstform in longitudinal section and plan view respectively. Figs. 3 and 4show a modification in a ver-tical and horizontal cross-section re'-spectively.

A hollow space orchamber o, is provided in the part o, of the stock ofthe rifle adjoining the butt a.- In the said chamber a star wheel ,ismounted on a pin or spindle d. A crank j', provided with a handle g, ismounted on the pin d, outside the stock chamber. This crank serves forrotating the pin d, `and also the star wheel e. The star wheel e,engages a nose 7c, of a spring It, which is secured at Z, inside thestock, and provided with a knob i, extending upward. The chamber c, iscovered at the top by a lid m, which is detachably secured to the stockby means of screws n and 0. The head of the` screw n, projects beyondthe upper side of the lid m, and at the same time constitutesthe sight.

In the front portion of the stock the device for throwing out theprojectile is arranged. The projectile consists of a toy ar row p, whichis inserted from the outside into the barrel 7', and in doing so acornpression spring t, secured to a pin s, in the barrel is compressed.A locking lever o, engages the collar u, of the end of the toy arrow,which lever is adapted to turn about a pivot fw, and is depressed by aspring x. A small rod y, serves for releasing the lever o, which rod ishinged to the trigger lever a. The lever a, is adapted to turn about apivot 2 and is acted upon by a spring 3, and car- Aism described aboveis noise resembling the report ries the handle 4 which passes throughthe slot 5 of the extension or casing 6 of the stock. A stop 7, limitsthe forward movement of the lever a. The trigger mechanarranged inthe'chamber 9, of the front portion 8 of the stock. On the top of thefront end of the barrel is arranged the front sight l0 cooperating withvthe back sight n. The arrow or projectile p,

is forced into the barrel against the action of the spring to such anextent that the collar u, of the arrow engages behind the lever o, whichlever secures the arrow in the barrel. If the projectile is to bedischarged from the barrel, the trigger lever .a is so turned bypressure exerted on the handle 4 about the pivot 2, that the front endof the rod y, causes the lever o, by turning the lever about its pivotto, to disengage from the collar u, of the arrow p. The arrow, thusreleased is propelled out of the barrel by the spring The spring 3,after the release of the handle 4, returns the trigger lever 2 into itsinitial position limited by a stop 7. In addition to the ejection of theprojectile, a of a shot being fired may be produced. For this purposethe crank f, together with the pin (Z, is turned, by taking hold of thehandle g. Owing to this the arms of the small star wheel e, securelymounted on the pin d, come forcibly into contact one after the otherwith the nose c, of the spring z., which spring, as soon as the same isreleased by one arm of the star wheel, bounds back in the upwarddirection, in order to strike with its knob z', upon the lid m. Theimpact of the knob z' against the lid produces a sound similar to thereport of a shot. By the repeated impact of the knob z' against the lid,effected by a continual revolution of the crank f, a noise is producedwhich is similar to that produced when firing in quick succession.

The stock ofthe toy gun including the lid m consists of wood.

The handles g and 4, may be operated simultaneously, as the child orperson using the gun actuates the trigger lever .a with the left handholding the front portion of the stock, and with the right hand,supporting the rear portion of the stock actuates the crank f.

The modification shown in Figs. 3 and 4 differs from the form ofinvention described above inasmuch as thevtrigger mechanism PatentedOct. 26, 1909.

serving for ejecting the projectile is combined With the device forproducing the noise peculiar to the report of shots being tired, in sucha way that both devices have to be actuated by the same trigger. Thestar wheel e acting as before on the nose 7c of the spring h, cominginto collision with the lid m With its knob z', is in this modificationof a somewhat different shape, and is provided with a ratchet Wheel 11,in which a resilient paWl 12 engages in order to permit the Wheels e and11 only to revolve in one direction. The pin or spindle d, carries bothwheels e and 11 and is mounted at both sides in the portion Z) of thestock. It is, however, in contradistinction to the first form notprovided with an actuating or driving crank. Several pins 13, however,are secured to one side of the disk e Which are chamfered and j servefor engaging an arm 14. The arm 14 is connected to the trigger lever a,by means of the hinge or pivot 15, in such a manner that it can onlyturn a little in the lateral direction. A spring 16 presses the arm 14continually against the disk. Nlien the handle 4 is operated so that thetrigger lever a, turns about the pin 2 toward the rear, the small rod 1/in the manner described above effects the release of the locking levero, and consequently the ejection of the projectile from the barrel. Byturning the trigger z, the arm 14 is moved upward in order to press onthe pin 13 situated above the arm and thus moves the Wheel e with a jerkthrough one division. When doing so, an arm of this Wheel encounters thenose if; of the spring 7L, and causes the knob to collide with the lidm. A simultaneous ejection of the projectile and a report are thereforeobtained. If the handle 4 is released, the spring 3 returns the lever z,into its initial position, and the arm 14 passes over one of a number ofpins 13, situated below the arm as the arm 14 turns sideWise about thepivot or hinge 15. As soon as the arm 14 has passed over the particularpin, it is pressed against the disk e by the spring 16 in order to movethe pin 13 situated above the said arm in the up- Ward direction, whenpressure is next exerted on the handle 4 ot the trigger lever a.

What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A toy gun comprising in combination, a barrel adapted to receive andprovided j With mechanical means for expelling a vprojectile, triggermechanism for retaining and releasing the projectile, a rotatable starWheel provided With beveled pins, a pivotally mounted spring actuatedarm on said trigger' mechanism for engaging said pins to rotate saidWheels, means preventing rotation of said Wheel in one direction, andmeans actuated by said Wheel for simulating an explosive report.

2. A toy gun comprising in combination, a barrel adapted to receive andprovided with mechanical means for expelling a projectile, triggermechanism for retaining and releasing the projectile, a rotatable starWheel provided With beveled pins, a pivotally mounted spring actuatedarm on said triggerl mechanism for engaging said pins to rotate saidWheels, and means actuated by said Wheel for simulating an explosivereport.

3. A toy gun comprising in combination, a barrel adapted to receive andprovided vvith mechanical means for expelling a projectile, triggermechanism for retaining and releasing the projectile, a rotatablemember,

'an element actuated by said member for simulating an explosive report,and a device on said trigger mechanism for actuating said member.

4. A toy gun comprising in combination, a barrel adapted to receive andprovided with mechanical means for expelling a projectile, triggermechanism for retaining and releasing the projectile, a movable member,an element actuated by said member for simulating an explosive report,and a device on said trigger mechanism for actuating said member.

5. A toy gun comprising in combination, a barrel adapted to receive andprovided with means for expelling a projectile, trigger mechanism forretaining and releasing the projectile, a rotatable member, an elementactuated by said member for simulating an explosive report, and a deviceon said ltorigger mechanism for actuating said mem- In testimony whereofI affix my signature in presence of tWo Witnesses.

GEORG SCHRODEL. Witnesses:

ALEXANDER WEILE, OSCAR BooK.

